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The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus. Director: Ramón Menéndez (as Ramon Menendez)Stars: Edward James Olmos,…
A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring. Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher MillerStars:…
After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage. Director: Rawson Marshall ThurberStars: Dwayne…
A high school student’s love for a 15-year-old girl is thwarted by parental disapproval, circumstance and accident. Director: Franco ZeffirelliStars: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight Quote: “I’ll…
After getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student, saves a few of his classmates. However, their situation gets complicated when death…
A teenager has to deal with his girlfriend dumping him among family crises, homicidal paper boys, and a rival skier. Director: Savage Steve HollandStars: John Cusack, David Ogden…
A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll. Director: Amy HeckerlingStars: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh,…
A nerdy outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to be his girlfriend. Director: Steve RashStars: Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains Quote:…
A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college. Director: Cameron CroweStars: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney Quote:…
A clean-cut high school student relies on the school’s rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. Director: Will GluckStars: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley Quote:…
A pretty, popular teenager can’t go out on a date until her ill-tempered older sister does. Director: Gil JungerStars: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Quote: “I hate…
A stoner – who is in fact a government agent – is marked as a liability and targeted for extermination. But he’s too well-trained and too high for…